Africa
Economies (http://www.mozambiquenews.com/s/africaeconomies/)
Links
to other media and information sites.
Afro1 Index
and Links (http://www.afrol.com/netscape%5Findex.htm)
A portal link to vast resources for sub-Saharan African countries.
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.’ The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
“Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers
in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over
95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them.”
CIA -- The
World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet
Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position
of all the world’s countries is published by the CIA as a part of its website.
Clandestine Radio Intel Web (http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/)
Includes essays as well as very specific information about non-government sponsored
radio stations, and related web sites.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA) (http://www.comesa.int/)
Official site which offers business, economic and statistical documents. Member
states are Angola, Burundi, Comoros, DRC, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland,
Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Permanent
Mission-United Nations (http://www.un.int/drcongo/)
Official Site.
Derechos Cafe - A Human Rights Hangout (http://www.derechos.net)
Offers documents, web links arranged by region and country, news reports as well
as a directory of human rights organizations.
Elections Around the World (http://www.electionworld.org/)
Updated on March 12, 2002.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
EnviroLink (http://www.envirolink.org/)
“The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing
access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.”
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) “is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose.” Whatever one’s
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country’s armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Global IDP Project (http://www.db.idpproject.org)
“Raising awareness on the plight of people internally displaced by conflict.”
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
“Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported
by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide.” Search
its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given
country.
ICL Country Indexes (http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/home.html)
Constitutional documents, and also for some countries texts on political parties
and country history, provided for the African countries of Angola, Congo Ethiopia,
Madagascar, Mauritania, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia. Last updated
Dec. 2002.
INCORE: Conflict
Data Service: Regional Internet Guides (http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html)
Founded in 1993, INCORE (Initiative in Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity) offers
a number of publications and services, including internet guides to particular
countries involved in conflict. “Each guide lists sources which have unique,
relevant and preferably substantive content relating to ethnicity and/or conflict
in the country/region concerned.”
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
(http://www.irinnews.org)
A unit of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. “ ...pioneered
the use of e-mail and web technology to deliver and receive information to and
from some of the most remote and underdeveloped places in Africa, cheaply and
efficiently. Its reporting focuses on strengthening universal access to timely,
strategic and non-partisan information so as to enhance the capacity of the humanitarian
community to understand, respond to and avert emergencies. IRIN further supports
efforts at conflict resolution and reconciliation by countering misinformation
and propaganda.”
Inter-Church Coalition on Africa (ICCAF) (http://www.web.net/%7Eiccaf/)
Program area of human rights focuses on the DRC, Kenya, Sudan and Angola. Links
to member and collaborating organization sites.
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.jha.ac/)
Published at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford,
U.K., this site may be searched for articles in the journal concerning a particular
country.
La Francophonie (http://www.francophonie.org)
This site is an inter-governmental organization of French-speaking countries
created in Niamey in 1970 by Leopold S. Senghor, Habib Bourguiba, and Hamani
Diori with its headquarters in Paris and a summit held every two years. It currently
has a membership of 56 states and governments, including the following African
countries: Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, CAR, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire,
Djibouti, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali,
Mauritius, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Seychelles, Tchad, and
Togo. Text in French, English and Italian.
Links To Essential Web Sites for
International Organizations (http://www.usemb.org.zm/wwwhint.htm)
Site of the Information Resource Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Links to parastatals
such as Red Cross, Red Crescent, ICRC, IMF, NATO, OAS, OECD, World Bank, WHO,
WTO, International Studies Association, and International Communications Union.
MONUC - United Nations Organization Mission
in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (http://www.monuc.org/eng/)
Maintained by the MONUC Information Technology Section and Publica Information
Office; not an official document of the United Nations. Provides information
on MONUC, news, multimedia and activities of other UN agencies within the DRC.
Text in English and in French.
Mbendi, Information for Africa (http://www.mbendi.co.za)
“Africa's leading business website and one of the world's top mining, energy
and international trade websites. The site has been designed to assist business-people
to identify and research business opportunities in the country and industry sectors
of their choice.” Provides the economic profile, investment and information,
such as visa requirements and currency exchange rates.
National Anthem -- Africa (http://www.thenationalanthems.com/africa.htm)
Provides the national anthem in the official language and in English translation,
and the local time.
Nations of the world (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S.
Congress. Searchable by country name.
Peace Agreements Digital Collections (http://www.usip.org/library/pa.html)
The Peace Agreements Digital Collection in the Jeannette Rankin Library of the
United States Institute of Peace strives to contain the full text of agreements
signed by the major contending parties ending inter- and intra-state conflicts
worldwide since 1989. Agreements are held of the following African countries:
Angola, Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, DRC-Rwanda, Eritrea-Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau.
Liberia, Mozambique, Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan-Uganda.
Permanent Missions To The United Nations (http://www.un.int/)
This English language home page offers statements of mission, policy, articles,
and other vital information relating to individual countries’ missions
to the United Nations.
Political Reference Almanac (http://www.polisci.com/)
Information about country–general administration, and executive, legislative,
judiciary, local government, electronics, political parties and organizations.
Political Resources on the Net (http://www.politicalresources.net)
Website covers all aspects of government, the ministries, the political parties,
elections, as well as the news media.
Regional Conflict
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/8248/)
Provides background information on the DRC.
SADCBankers.Org - Committee of Central
Bank of Governors in SADCC (http://www.sadcbankers.org/)
Inaugural meeting on November 24, 1995 to contribute to the process of regional
economic cooperation and integration. SADC countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles,
South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
SouthScan.Net (http://southscan.gn.apc.org/)
Provides news from Southern, Central and East Africa. Forecasting, and risk analysis
provided by the bi-weekly e-journal SouthScan, which dates from 1986, and the
Southern Africa Monthly Briefing Report (MBR) which dates from 1991.
Southern Africa Report Archive (http://www.africafiles.org/sar.asp)
Posted on AfricaFiles, the full text of articles published in Southern Africa
Report are provided,from Volume 8 Number 1 (July 1992) to Volume 15 Number 4
(October 2000), mainly covering South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia,
but also Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania and Congo (Zaire).
The magazine (1985-2000) was published by the Toronto Committee for the Liberation
of Southern Africa (TCLSAC) that later became the Toronto Committee for Links
between Southern Africa and Canada (TCLSAC).
Southern Africa and the
Southern African Development Community (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/sadc.html)
Provides economic and energy sector overview for the 14 member-states of Angola,
Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,
Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Overviews included also
for Comoros and Madagascar.
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
(http://www.sadc.int/)
Offers information on the regional development projects and the integration of
the economies of member states of Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC)
(http://www.sardc.net/)
SARDC is an independent institution involved in the collection, analysis and
dissemination of information on Southern Africa and the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) and its member states.
U.S. Department of State (http://state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s
name.
UNRISD On-Line (U.N. Research Institute for
Social Development) (http://www.unrisd.org/)
“UNRISD carries out research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems
affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates dialogue and contributes
to policy debates within and outside the United Nations system.
USAID Bureau for Africa (http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/)
Provides links to country, regional and sector information.
USAID-Congo (http://www.usaid.gov/cg/)
An agency of the United States government, responsible for “providing financial
and technical to organizations and institutions working to solve the Congo’s
critical development problems...works in close collaboration with the U.S. Embassy
and its office of Public Diplomacy.”
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United Nations Human Settlements
Program- Regional Office for Africa and Arab
States (ROAAS) (http://www.unhabitat.org/offices/roaas/)
ROAAS supports the Africa and Arab States region in implementing “The Habitat
Agenda”, emphasizing its two main themes: "Adequate shelter for all" and "Sustainable
urban development."
United Nations. High Commission
for Refugees (UNHCR). Country of Origin and Legal
Information (http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home)
These databases, containing Country of Origin Information (COI) and Legal Information
consist of selected reports and documents compiled by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees.
United States Committee for Refugees
(USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN’s initiative to aid refugees, the
USCR’s site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and
from the various countries of the world.
United States. Agency for International Development
(USAID) (http://www.usaid.gov/)
“An independent agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian
assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United
States.”
United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s
name.
United States. Department of
State Report on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/)
This web site lists the reports for 1999-2001.
United States. Energy
Information Administration (EIA)--Country Analysis Briefs (CAB): Sub-Saharan
Africa. (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/cabsaf.html)
Provides an overview of the energy situation for all countries that are of current
interest to energy analysts and policy makers. Provides data on oil, natural
gas, electricity, coal, synthetic fuels; export, consumption, exploration and
production; includes economic, energy, and environmental overview; also gives
information on various factors affecting the energy sector. Links to important
U.S. government and worldwide sites. Country briefs for 2001 and 2002 provided
for: Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Rep. of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana,
Great Lakes, Horn, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan and the SADC countries.
Websites of U.S. embassies and consulates (http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government mission and services, and public and private
sector information on each country.
Welcome to Africa. No- the Index on Africa (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored
by the Norwegian Council for Africa.
Welcome to the US Embassy Kinshasa
Website (http://usembassy.state.gov/kinshasa/)
US Embassy mission reports and data, current events in English and in French.
Links to the sites of the US Department of State.
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic
development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups’ advice,
initiatives and warnings concerning them.
World Legal Information Institute. (http://www.worldlii.org)
"A global catalog and search engine for legal materials." A collaborative
project of the Australasian Legal Information Institute, British and Irish Legal
Information Institute, Canadian Legal Information Institute, Pacific Islands
Legal Information Institute, WITS Law School, Hong Kong Legal Information Institute,
and Cornell Law School.
World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
“World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of
the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders
occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories,
going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some
only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including
native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the
leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations.” Searchable
by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions
of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language “website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents.”
World Trade Organization (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/2019)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language “website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents.”
Worldwide Governments on the
WWW (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html)
Provides links to governmental institutions and political parties around the
world.
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